What’s new in the Grants Scheme

New short qualification grant tier

As the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) continues to review training across the industry, we have decided to make some changes to the achievement grant for short qualifications.

From September 2025, we will be introducing a new grant tier for some short period qualifications to ensure that CITB funding is utilised effectively to optimise impact.

For achievements from September 2025, any qualification achieved at an ‘Award’ level will receive the grant value of £240 (rather than £600).

‘Award' level qualifications typically have a shorter duration with fewer modules to complete, and the cost to undertake this level is usually lower, therefore this is reflected in the new grant payment.

New plant training standards

On 18 June 2025, we launched phase 2 of the short course training standards for plant categories that reflect the increased requirements and responsibilities for plant operators. Grant from £250 to £880 is available for achievement of these standards when delivered by an Approved Training Organisation (ATO).

Previous training and test grants for affected categories of plant are not available for achievements awarded on or after 18 June 2025.

Further information on the new standards and grant rates can be found here.